Images of the Day

At the golf club members' meeting at the Venice Gardens Civic Center on Wednesday, members accept ballots on whether to sell the course. From left are Bob Bowers, Richard and Ann Hannon, and Gerda Bowers.

Kenneth Lee, who works at Our Daily Bread in Bradenton, received help from Season of Sharing through the Resurrection House.

Frank Dratz, a World War II merchant mariner, likes to make sailboats and has filled his home with boating memorabilia. Dratz says he'll be homeless once the park is sold and he has to move out. "It's kind of a blow,"
he says. "I've gotten used to the area."

Rosalie Toro, a FEMA Village resident, heads a charity called Hands Across the World. The group is under state investigation.

Venice voters approved bonds in 2003 to help pay for renovations to the Venice Community Center after city leaders touted its use as a storm shelter. Now emergency managers say it's not suitable.

Mike Pass, pharmacist and owner at Family Pharmacy in Sarasota, mixes a prescription. He says the new drug plan is a "nightmare" for seniors but will save them money.